Sylvia Moir, chief of the Tempe Police Department, revealed the news. He told the media that the information obtained from the camera of Uber’s self-driving car shows that the accident’s fault may be a victim of the accident. The person himself.
Sylvia Moyle said that the accident occurred at a distance of almost 100 yards (about 91 meters) from the crosswalk, and the incident occurred at night. Even when the lighting is in good condition, crossing the road is very dangerous. She also said that Pedestrians suddenly appear on the road. Whether it is automatic driving or driving by the driver, it is obvious that collisions are difficult to avoid.
It is reported that Uber's self-driving car was in an automatic driving mode at the time of the accident. A driver was sitting in the front row. However, Moir said that it is difficult for the driver to take measures to avoid the accident. The driver said that the person hit was like Lightning suddenly appeared in front of him. His first reaction to the accident was from the sound of someone.
However, Tempe police chief Sylvia Moyle revealed that it was only a preliminary investigation. It is still difficult to say whether Uber was at fault in this accident. Some foreign media reported in the report that preliminary investigation results indicated that At the time of launch, the Uber Autopilot test had a speed of 38 miles per hour (about 61 kilometers), and the speed limit of the incident was 35 mph. At that time, the driver did not try to brake. In addition, foreign media also reported in the report that the police believed that the accident That woman may be homeless.
Foreign media reported in the report that the Tempe police plan to cooperate with the investigators of the National Transportation Safety Board and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration of the United States to clarify the cause of the accident and it will be known whether Uber is at fault.